Competing in its first dual meets of the 2014-15 season, the GW women's swimming and diving team fell to Boston University, 226-73, and to host Bucknell, 184-115, on Saturday afternoon at Kinney Natatorium.
Senior Janica Lee paced all swimmers as she was a part of three first-place finishes on the afternoon, including two individual races and one relay event.
The 200-yard medley relay team of freshman Abigail Fusco, Lee and senior Morgan Zebley and rookie Hannah Kopydlowski won with a time of 1:48.08. The Colonials also finished sixth and seventh as freshman Tatyana Smolyansky, junior Lauren Steagall, sophomore Carly Whitmer and freshman Phoebe Turner finished in 1:50.55 and the team of juniors Hannah Schaefer and Mara Debnekoff and seniors Bianca Valencia and Brittany Liedholm clocked in at 1:56.11.
Lee then won the 100-yard breaststroke when she touched the wall in 1:07.10, then earned top honors in the 200 breast with a time of 2:25.92. In the 200 IM, Lee landed fourth places in 2:10.88.
Junior Madison Reinker took home fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle as she finished in 10:43.14, and Whitmer (1:58.40), Reinker (1:58.70) and sophomore Lauren Law (1:59.15) finished in sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 200 free. In the 500 free, Fusco earned fifth in 5:15.63 and Reinker finished seventh in 5:17.82.
Kopydlowski earned a third-place finish in the 50 free in 24.67 seconds and finished in fourth place in the 100 free with a time of 54.36 seconds, while Turner (55.46) and Zebley (55.57) followed in seventh and eighth places. Zebley then clocked in at 57.36 seconds for a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, and Whitmer (58.63) and Valencia (59.94) finished sixth and seventh. Whitmer also finished in fifth place in the 200 fly in 2:08.72.
Sophomore Jessica Ryabin finished 11th in the 1-meter dive with a score of 122.65 and freshman Iman Lee finished in 12th with 116.20 points. In the 3-meter five, Ryabin (123.95) finished 11th and Lee (80.40) finished in 12th.
The 400 free relay team of junior Maggie Hofstadter, Turner, Law and Kopydlowski wrapped the day with a fourth-place finish in 3:41.31.
GW returns to the pool on Saturday, Oct. 25 when it welcomes UMBC to the Smith Center Pool for its home opener. Action is slated for 1 p.m.
The GW men's swimming and diving team dropped a pair of dual meets on Saturday afternoon, falling to Boston University, 238-49, and host Bucknell, 249-37, at Kinney Natatorium.
Senior Goran Koprivnjak paced the Colonials with four top-five finishes on the day.
The 200-yard medley team of freshman Gustav Hokfelt, senior Adam Rabe, junior Oliver Keegan and senior Goran Koprivnjak finished fifth with a time of 1:37.99.
Koprivnjak earned third in the 200-yard butterfly as he touched the wall in 1:54.84, and sophomore Bogdan Balteanu finished in fourth in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.31 seconds. Koprivnjak then finished fourth in the 200 IM in 1:56.30.
Sophomore Liam Huffman finished the 1,000 free in fifth place in 9:58.16, and freshman Parker Boutwell clocked in at 1:44.36 for a fourth-place finish in the 200 free.
The 400 free relay team of sophomore Ben Fitch, Koprivnjak, freshman Adam Drury and Balteanu wrapped the day with a fourth-place finish in 3:14.43.
GW returns to the pool on Saturday, Oct. 25 when it welcomes UMBC to the Smith Center Pool for its home opener. Action is slated for 1 p.m.
